What counts
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. attributed to Albert Einstein - German physicist,Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Month: April 2015
Simplify
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. attributed to Albert Einstein - German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 (1879-1955), Quotations book 2007
Love
Love is a better teacher than duty. Albert Einstein - German pysicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Watchword 2007
Behold! I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? The Bible, Jesaja 43:19a (ESV) - Quotations book 2007 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) - he belonged to the Confessing Church - decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An act of...
Change
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. The Bible, Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Faith
tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you! The Bible, Matthew 17:20-21 (N.N.) - Quotations book 2007
Store profits
Don"t store your profits here on earth, they can erode away or be stolen. Store them in heaven where they will never lose their value, and are safe from thieves! If your profits are in heaven your heart will be there too. The Bible, Matthew 6:19-21 (N.N.) - Quotations book 2006
Vision
Where there is no vision, the people perish. The Bible, Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) - Quotations book 2007
Faith
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. The Bible, Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) - Quotations book 2007
People and books
Of all the inanimate objects, of all men"s creations, books are the nearest to us, for they contain our very thoughts, our ambitions, our indignations, our illusions, our fidelity to truth, and our persistent leaning toward error. But most of all they resemble us their precarious hold on life. Joseph Conrad - born Josef Teodor Nalecz Konrad Kerzeniowski, Polish-born British writer...
Wealth
It is precisely the ability to foresee both the needs of others and the combinations of productive factors most adapted to satisfying those needs that constitutes another important source of wealth in modern society. Pope John Paul II - born Karol Wojtyła, 1978-2005 Holy Father (1920-2005), from "Centesimus Annus" (1991), Quotations book 2006
Freedom and happiness
τὸ εὔδαιμον τὸ ἐλεύθερον, τὸ δ" ἐλεύθερον τὸ εὔψυχον. Felicitatem existimantes esse libertatem, et libertatem esse animi generositatem. Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. Thucydides – Greek historian (ca. 454-395 BC), from Pericles‘ funeral speech (Greek politician, ca. 490-429 BC) in "The Peloponnesian War" (Book2, ca. 430 BC), Quotations book...
Secret of success
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. Benjamin Disraeli - English writer and politician, 1868 and 1874-80 Prime Minister (1804-1881)
Retirement
He who thinks that he has finished is finished. Those who think that they have arrived, have lost their way. Henri J.M. Nouwen - Dutch theologian and psychologist (1932-1996), Quotations book 2007
Dreams
What dreams would you have if you knew you could not fail? Inscription at the Crystal Cathedral"s Welcoming Center in Garden Grove, California - Quotations book 2007
Resist the commencements
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out. Martin Niemöller - German theologian and...
Listen
I never learned anything while I was talking. Larry King - born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, American journalist (1933-2021), Quotations book 2007
Wise
When a wise man points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger. Chinese proverb - Quotations book 2007
Winning margain
What are you doing your competitors aren"t doing yet? Philip A. Fisher - American Growth investor and Mentor of Warren Buffett (1907-2004), Quotations book 2007
Ten Cannots
1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. 2. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. 3. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 4. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. 5. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. 7. You cannot further the...